T.F. Green Airport Improvement Program - FEIS Chapters - PVD

T.F. Green Airport Improvement ProgramEnvironmental Impact Statement and Final Section 4(f) Evaluation6.20 Mitigation Implementation and MonitoringOn January 14, 2011, CEQ issued new guidance for federal departments and agencies on “establishing,implementing, and monitoring mitigation commitments identified and analyzed in EnvironmentalAssessments, Environmental Impact Statements, and adopted in the final decision documents.” 493 The guidancecalls for agencies to be transparent and to set measurable performance standards. The guidance emphasizes thatthe agency should disclose mitigation monitoring plans. Mitigation monitoring includes implementationmonitoring and effectiveness monitoring. Implementation monitoring identifies whether mitigationcommitments are performed. Effectiveness monitoring determines if the implemented mitigation is successful.The FAA and RIAC will comply with the CEQ guidance by cataloging a baseline for resource conditions,establishing measurable performance standards, developing monitoring plans, and monitoring mitigation toconfirm its implementation and effectiveness. The FAA and RIAC will determine appropriate steps if themonitoring discloses mitigation failure. The FAA and RIAC will make information available to the public.Tables 6-17 and 6-18 provide a summary of proposed mitigation implementation and monitoring for significantimpacts and mitigation required for compliance with other requirements.493 Council on Environmental Quality Appropriate Use of Mitigation and Monitoring and Clarifying the Appropriate Use of Mitigated Findings of No SignificantImpact, January 14, 2011.Chapter 6 – Mitigation 6-41 July 2011\\Mawatr\ev\09228.00\reports\FEIS_Final_July_2011\PVD_CH06_Mitigation_JUL_2011.doc